Excerpt from Historical Romances of William Harrison Ainsworth, Vol. 14 When Edward the Fourth was king, there were many fair damsels in the city of London, but none to compare with Jane, only daughter of John Milverton, erstwhile a mercer in...

Excerpt from The Works of William Carleton, Vol. 1: Willy Reilly; Fardorougha the Miser; The Black Baronet, or the Chronicles of Ballytrain; The Evil Eye, or the Black Spectre As the work was first written, I described a good many of the Catholic...

Excerpt from The William P. Trent Collection Works Relating to Daniel Defoe: And His Life Madam, fays Mrs. Bargraue, I am furprized to fee you, you bane been [0 long a Stranger; but told her, [be was glad to fee ber, and offered, to falute her which...

Just when William is ready to fall asleep in his cozy cabin, there is a tap on his window. A chilly chipmunk asks to stay, and Will scooches over in bed. 'There's room for two--I'm sure we'll fit.' The chipmunk is just the first in a parade of...

Excerpt from The Manchester Rebels of the Fatal '45 All my early life being spent in Manchester, where I was born, bred, and schooled, I am naturally familiar with the scenes I have attempted to depict in this tale. About the Publisher Forgotten...

Excerpt from William and Bill Thank you, dear. I '11 just send William into the house to play with his cousin, and you and I will sit here, if you don't mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic...

Excerpt from The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.: Roundabout Papers, Etc In Oliver's time it was too late for a chief of the name Of Barry to lift up his war-cry against that of the murderous brewer. We were princes of the land no longer our unhappy...

Excerpt from William Allingham: A Diary Readers of this book will decide for themselves Which of these lines my Husband followed - both in his life and in describing it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and...

One of England's great poets and painters, William Blake (1757-1827) produced powerful, expressive works of art. For this unique stained glass colouring book, Marty Noble has adapted details from sixteen of the artist's finest paintings; among them...

One of the foremost leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement in Victorian England, Morris channeled his remarkable talents into a variety of creative areas, including magnificent stained glass projects. For this coloring book, A. G. Smith has...

Excerpt from The Christmas Books of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh, Vol. 2 of 2 Afurther Volume will be issued Monthly until the completion q/' the edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more...

Excerpt from William Allair: Or, Running Away to Sea I like writing for boys, and I am going to tell them a story of real life. I hope all those who are especially inclined to be scapegraces will learn it by heart. About the Publisher Forgotten Books...

Excerpt from Valentine M'clutchy, the Irish Agent; Or the Chronicles of Castle Cumber: Together With the Pious Aspirations, Permissions, Vouchsafements and Other Sanctified Privileges of Solomon M'slime, a Religious Attorney I have written many works...

Excerpt from Among the Humorists and After-Dinner Speakers, Vol. 3: A New Collection of Humorous Stories and Anecdotes I promised to keep mum, and she cleared out. After dinner, as I was smokin', along with Cap'n Jonadab, on the side piazza, a horse...

Excerpt from William and Mary: A Tale of the Siege of Louisburg, 1745 It was long a matter of surprise to me, why the story of the remarkable siege of 1745 had never been presented to the public in popular form. The present work is an attempt to do...

Excerpt from William Jones: Indian, Cowboy, American Scholar, and Anthropologist in the Field On this spring morning at college, he did something which to his friend had all the in terest of rarity. He spoke about himself. To reproduce his words is...

Excerpt from A Memoir of William P. Hutchinson: Who Died at Bethlehem, N. H. April 12th, 1832, Aged Four Years, Seven Months and Twenty Days Before.he, was three years old, he began to attend the Sabbath school, which twas very pleasing and...

Excerpt from Lady William The village of Watcham is not a village in the ordinary sense of the word, and yet it is a very pretty place, with a charming picturesque aspect, and of which people say, 'what a pretty village!' when they come upon its...

Excerpt from Master William Mitten: Or a Youth of Brilliant Talent, Who Was Ruined by Bad Luck No danger, brother - no danger; she would reply, I take 1 special care to guard him against these vices.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes...

Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of...

Excerpt from Mr. Pisistratus Brown, M. P., In the Highlands: Reprinted From 'the Daily News,' With Additions You know, said he, the Liberal majority is already big enough! What is the use of my remaining in the House to be a mere voting unit? I have...

Excerpt from The History of William Selwyn In the Benson family will be seen the blessing of attentive parents, (and if your's are such, my young friends, Oh, be thankful to them!) and in Constance, the advantages of good temper and forbearance; and...

2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved classic Jennifer, Hecatate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth. Elizabeth is an only child, new in town, and the shortest kid in her class. She's also pretty lonely, until she meets...

Excerpt from The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Vol. 18 Although he was only the second son of our family, my dear father came naturally into the estate (now miserably reduced to 400 a year); for my grandfather's eldest son Cornelius Barry...

Excerpt from The Works of William M. Thackeray: The Newcomes Crow, who had ﬂown away with a cheese from a dairy-window, sate perched on a tree looking down at a great big frog in a pool underneath him. The frog's hideous large eyes were goggling out...

Excerpt from The Novels of William Harrison Ainsworth, Vol. 14 I understand, replied the stranger, unable to re press a smile. But it strikes me I've heard that Mrs. Wood was once a favourite of yours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes...

Excerpt from The Works of William Carleton, Vol. 3: Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry In every point of view this was wrong, but principally in a political one. At that time England and Englishmen knew very little of Ireland, and,...

Excerpt from The Novels of William Harrison Ainsworth, Vol. 19: The Miser's Daughter, Volume II But it must not be imagined she was perfectly tranquil. On the contrary, she was haunted by the recollection of Randulph, who had made a much deeper...

Excerpt from The Trial of William Tinkling: Written by Himself at the Age of 8 Years Holiday Romance was published in book form by Messrs Chapman 8: Hall in 1 8 74, with Edwin Drood and other stories. For this reprint the text of the story as it...

Excerpt from The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Vol. 7 of 12: The Paris Sketch Book; The Irish Sketch Book; And Notes of a Journey From Cornhill to Grand Cairo About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and...

This is the classic story of William Tell - Swiss patriot and great apple-shooter - as seen through the eyes of English humorist P.G. Wodehouse. No Swiss were (permanently) injured in the telling of this story; however, results differed for Austrian...

Excerpt from Alice Adams: Illustrated by Arthur William Brown In his youth Adams might have been less resentful of sounds such as these when they interfered with his night's sleep: even during an illness he might have taken some pride in them as...

Excerpt from Happy Island: A New Uncle William Story Andy was in the doorway, grinning a bunch of lobsters dangling from his hand, stretching frantic green legs into space. Andy looked down at them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes...

Excerpt from The Poems and Plays of William Vaughn Moody, Vol. 2 They promised me a good time, meaning one small shindig one in the three months I've spent in this unholy place. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of...

To the outside world, Tom Pryne is an orphan traveling Elizabethan England with his uncle's theater troupe. In actuality, 'Tom' is Viola, in disguise because her parents' Catholic sympathies have put them at odds with the law and forced them into...

The play's the thing . . . To the outside world, Tom Pryne is an orphan traveling Elizabethan England with his uncle's theater troupe. In actuality, 'Tom' is Viola, in disguise because her parents' Catholic sympathies have put them at odds with the...

Excerpt from Selections From Chaucer: Edited by William Allan Neilson and Howard Rollin Patch For the choice of contents andthe treatment of the text, the editors are jointly responsible, as they are for all errors of fact and judgment. But by far...

Shrek wasn't always a movie star ... Discover the ugly truth about everyone's favourite ogre.There's no doubt about it - Shrek is ugly. Really ugly. He scares the socks off anyone unlucky enough to encounter him. Even the flowers and trees lean away...

Once upon a time there was only one word me.If you wanted to say here I am, you said me.It was the only word anyone ever heard!But only people said me. Dogs said bark, bark, take me to the park; cats said purr, purr, I am the Queen be kind to her;...

In her bestselling and beloved Little House series, Laura Ingalls Wilder described in loving detail the many places where she lived while growing up on the American frontier. Now everyone can come home to Little House in The Little House Guidebook,...